Description

xswm is a minimal stacking and non-reparenting window-manager for X and has only one task. Open every window maximized. Zero configuration required. No built-in:

• Hotkeys
• Statusbar
• Window-Decoration
• Window-Switcher
• etc.

Due to its limited scope it is very minimal and performant (\~500 SLOC). Tries to be ICCCM and EWMH compliant.

Dependencies

• libx11

Installation

make install

Configuration

$XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xswm/autostart.sh can be used to autostart programs.

Remote-Control

xswm can be remotely controlled with xswm <cmd>. The following commands are supported:

• xswm close to close the focused window
• xswm last to focus the last window
• xswm quit to quit xswm

Recommended Programs

Since xswm is just a window-manager it should be used in combination with other programs to make it usable. Some recommendations are:

• Hotkey-Daemon like sxhkd
• Application-Launcher like dmenu
• Window-Switcher like alttab
• xhidecursor to hide the cursor when typing and unhide it when moving the mouse

Note: No status-bar, multi-monitor or -desktop support (at least for now).